Filtering with YouTube Safety Mode

Earlier in 2010, YouTube launched a new filtering feature called Safety Mode.  In a nutshell, you can scroll to the bottom of a YouTube page and click on where is says Safety Mode is off to turn the features on. When Safety Mode is on, it will be more difficult for your kids to come across inappropriate videos. The parental controls guard against videos found without a search, too. YouTube community members have the power to flag videos as inappropriate for young teens. Those flagged videos will not be viewable if Safety Mode is on.

Filtering with kid-safe Player Apps

There are several options to limit YouTube content on an iOS device. You can choose to install an app like KidSafe Tube (iOS Universal, $2.99), which addresses this concern by providing parents with an easy to use to protect their children’s online activities. The app filters YouTube videos based on their content to guarantee that your child is never exposed to any offensive or explicit content while browsing videos on their iPhone or iPad. It also comes with a collection of pre-selected videos for children in different age groups, adds single videos, playlists, YouTube channels or searches results to a blocked content list.

You can also choose to install an app like iTubeList (iOS Universal, free with in-app purchase to disable ads), which plays only YouTube playlists. You can setup a playlist with child-friendly videos and then turn your child loose with the iTubeList app.

Filtering with kid-safe Browser Apps

An alternative to a dedicated YouTube app is a kid-safe browser like Maxthon browser or Ranger Browser. These apps monitor all web traffic, not just YouTube and have additional features that allow parents to monitor their children’s web usage. Besides limiting access to websites using blacklists and whitelists, Maxthon browser has a kid-friendly UI and uses a safe list that allows you to setup a list of accessible sites, and Ranger Browser also saves a browser history and lets you set the time that you child can use the web.

I recently purchased the new iPad and used the video camera feature for the first time this last weekend. Is there a way to transfer this lengthy HD video to the external hard drive of my computer so as to free up memory on my iPad? I don’t wanna having to email them, as that compresses them which sucks. Any assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated!

To transfer full HD video recorded from an iPad to a computer, you’ll want to connect the tablet device to a Mac or PC and copy over the movies manually to the computer.

Transfer HD Video from iPad to a Mac

This is the quickest way to pull the full HD movie from an iOS device to a Mac:

1. Launch “Image Capture” found in the /Applications/ folder
2. Connect the iPad to the Mac via USB
3. Locate the video you want to copy over from Image Capture and click on it, select multiple videos by holding the Shift key – note the File
4. Size of the HD videos will be much larger than the lower resolution videos
5. Pull down the “Import To” menu and select someplace meaningful like the Desktop
6. Click “Import” to copy the HD video to the Mac

Mac users can also use Preview, iMovie, and even iPhoto to transfer the video over, but ultimately Image Capture is the quickest and lightest weight.

Transfer HD Video from iPad to a Windows PC

Windows PC’s can treat the iPad as part of the file system meaning you can access video files and pictures with Windows Explorer:

1. Connect the iPad to the PC with a USB cable
2. Open “My Computer” and find the iPad device in the list of cameras and connected devices
3. Open the iPad device and browse for the video(s) you want to copy over, copy them to the desired location as usual in Windows using copy and paste or otherwise.

In a lot of ways, Windows is actually easier to access the HD movie files and pictures with, at least for those of us who are accustomed to working with a file system rather than apps like iMovie, iPhoto, and Image Capture.

Afternative solution to transfer video from iPad to computer

You can also use any number of third-party iPad transfer software designed to import photos and videos from a digital camera to your computer. Note, that such apps can even transfer different types of media to your iPad and back it up, including your favorite Music, Movie, Photo, Apps, ePub, PDF, Audiobook, Camera Roll, Podcast and TV Shows, etc.

The live stream feature will arrive in an additional 13 Hearst-owned stations over the rest of the year. ABC is working to bring the feature to users in other markets, but that will depend on the willingness of more than 200 local broadcasters to join in on the live streaming.

Viewers will need to establish eligibility by verifying that they have an eligible pay-TV account with a local cable or satellite television company, and that they are within the local viewing area.

ABC may be expanding viewership on its iOS app, but it will be stepping back the availability of its shows through Hulu and ABC.com, limiting access to paying cable and satellite subscribers.

Transmitting television via live stream requires new deals with traditional distributors, like Comcast, DirecTV and Verizon FiOS, and with the owners of ABC’s affiliates. Gaining Hearst’s backing ahead of Tuesday’s upfront was important to ABC because it lent some local support to the app effort.

That ABC now has the technology to stream live television over mobile devices shows that the company is thinking about how its viewers’ habits are changing. ABC was one of the first to offer full episodes to users over its apps. And it has also launched some major social television efforts that take advantage of the “second-screen” trend, in which viewers use their smartphones and tablets while watching live TV to share thoughts with friends or look up information on a show. Besides, ABC is planning to let some viewers watch local broadcasts through their Apple devices.

The Watch ABC app is available free for iPhone and iPad on the App Store. [Direct Link]  The 38.8MB download requires an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 5.0 or later.

The iPad to Mac transfer software allows users to transfer almost all kinds of files, including music, movies, books, photos, contacts, messages, Apps, camera roll, and notes in iPad/iPhone/iPod to computer or iTunes, and transfer files from computer/iTunes to iPad/iPhone/iPod as well. The possibilities for its uses are endless and consumers continue to demand that these applications contain more complex functionality, while remaining easy to use. At iPadinTouch.com we pledge to bring you unbiased reviews and list them at low price.

The best in the category is Imtoo iTransfer Platinum for Mac, which combines a variety of features and offers an all-around iPad/iPhone/iPod solution. Using this program, users can transfer different types of media to your iOS device and back it up; convert DVDs, CDs, and all kinds of video files to iPad/iPhone/iPod format; download online videos; and create custom ringtones from any audio source. Imtoo iTransfer Platinum for Mac is priced at $69.95.

Taking the second spot on the list is iMacsoft iPad to Mac Transfer, which gets good reviews for being easy to use and costing just $25.00. It also offers Mountain Lion support, which means the software will run nicely on Apple’s latest operating system (Mac OS X 10.8), according to iPadinTouch.

Rounding out the top three is Aiseesoft’s iPad to Mac transfer software, which is very easy to use while maintaining effective interface. With a list price of $19.00, it’s pretty inexpensive and can be used to transfer from iPad to and from PC computer without iTunes.

You can read more from the iPad to Mac transfer software review at iPadinTouch at http://www.ipadintouch.com/best-ipad-transfers-review/

YouTube will now let a few dozen of popular channels charge viewers a subscription fee of 99 cents or more per month, the company announced in a blog post. Each of these channels will offer two weeks of free viewing before charges kick in and some will provide discounts for those who sign up for an annual subscription. There are currently 53 paid channels participating in the pilot, including National Geographic Kids, UFC Select, and British TV provider Acorn TV.

Paying for content on YouTube may seem a little crazy, but the service has expanded far beyond grumpy cat and crying baby videos. Already there is a lot of premium content on YouTube, and the paid channel partners will have to deliver premium content to succeed. But, since we already pay for content in so many other places, YouTube is no different so long as the quality is there. And if a guaranteed pay day means we get better videos, it’s a positive move.

Once you purchase a subscription to a paid channel, you’ll be able to watch the videos on your computer, phone, tablet, and TV. At this point you can only subscribe to channels from a computer, but you’ll soon be able to do so from other devices. For now, it looks like the paid channels already on board are looking at offering you premium access to rerun content a la Hulu, but if these subscriptions turn out to be popular, you could totally see them start to offer exclusive content to subscribers.

ScrapPad – Mother’s Day Photo Journal

ScrapPad – Mothers Day Photo Journal is a beautiful iPad app that will honor your mother in an extremely personal manner. This app is a breeze to use. Choose the layout that you would like by using simple gestures and add the photos of your choice, perhaps taken using Camera+. Once everything is to your liking, present your mom with her ScrapPad – Mothers Day Photo Journal through Facebook or email. If you would like to go an extra step, you can print the pages that you have made from your iPad.

Free – Download now

Cleverbug Cards App

Cleverbug Cards app has just been updated with a bunch of great new Mother’s Day card options, and not only can you have the printed and delivered straight to your mom, but you can also choose to deliver them electronically via Facebook, Twitter, Email, or SMS for free. Cleverbug integrates with Facebook so that you can quickly and easily add photos from Facebook to your Card. Just select your mom as the recipient and Cleverbug will automatically add her most popular photos to the card — you can, of course, also swap out the photos if you prefer to add specific ones.
Free – Download now

Flowerly

Just in case you’re into virtual flowers, Flowerly will let you send them to your mom along with a note. These are really amazing especially if you’re living away from your mother and can’t send her flowers. Flowerly has a subtlety to it that I think is quite appealing.

Free – Download now

Zite Personalized Magazine

Zite is a personalized magazine for the iPad that will be personally tailored to your mom’s interests. It automatically learns what kinds of things she likes, and will get smarter as she uses it. Zite gives personalized news, articles, blogs, videos, and lots of other content from both mainstream and niche publications, so your mom will always have something interesting to read.

Freee – Download now

Buncee Bits

This Mother’s Day, show your mom how unique and special she is by creating a one of a kind greeting using Buncee Bits. It is a free app that easily allows you to make a digital card using pictures from your camera roll. The graphics in Buncee Bits are stunning, and there are plenty of options to add your own text or drawings. When you are finished you can share what you’ve made for mom via text, Twitter, Facebook, or Flickr.

Free – Download now

Anything that works is great. But I’d prefer something free or pay that is quick and simple to get into, check off and get out of when I’m in a hurry but could possibly offer more options and info when I’m looking such as future air dates, episode info, etc. Thanks much in advance

Well, we’ve found a great solution to keep track of which episodes and seasons we’ve seen and when the new ones are going to play: Episoder. This great little app keeps track of all your favorite TV Shows, saves you the embarrassment of playing the same episode again and even can even let you know if you skip one!

To start tracking your favorites shows and series, you’ll need to add them into Episoder, and the app will automatically invite you to do it the first time it’s launched. After you’ve added your favorite shows to Episoder, you can track them very easily and never miss an episode again. All of your shows are saved under the My Shows tabs and can be sorted by alphabetical or chronological order. Next to each show, a calendar icon lets you know when the next episode will air for each show, making the most relevant information available at a glance.

Tapping an item will bring up a particularly brief summary of the episode, along with a rating. There is however no still image of the episode, or any graphic on this page, making it look very empty. Most importantly, there are — slightly hidden — options to insert an episode in your calendar or be automatically notified about it.

Episoder is really a great application to keep track your TV shows and never miss an episode again. It’s true the application could be better, but it definitely has potential and could rapidly evolve in an even better TV Show tracker.

iOS 7 design

Sources claim the look of Apple’s upcoming iOS 7 will be simpler than past incarnations, according to a new report from 9to5Mac. “Multiple people who have either seen or have been briefed on the upcoming iOS 7” claim the new operating system will be attractive to new users, but “potentially unsettling” for long-time iOS users. The interface is “very, very flat,” one source says, while another says it loses “all signs of gloss, shine, and skeumorphism” (sp). Immediately after the departure of former Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall, speculation has been that Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Jony Ive’s work on the new OS would move away from skeuomorphism, which Forstall and former Apple CEO Steve Jobs both favored.

Besides the iOS rumored to be flatter, now it’s also rumored Apple to be working on brand new Mail and Calendar apps as well. It’s not clear right now whether a complete revamp of such core personal information management software would be ready in time for iOS 7 this year.

iOS 7 news

Following a recent report about iOS 7’s interface, 9to5Mac has more information on Apple’s plans for the new operating system, reporting that “Apple plans to move aggressively into the in-car integration space later this year.” Multiple sources noted Apple is “working with car makers to deeply embed iOS’s Maps and Siri services into cars.” The company is reportedly working with car makers on center consoles that could attach iOS devices — at that point, an optimized version of Apple’s Maps could then appear on the car’s display, with Siri used to control Maps and other features. It’s noted that the new functionality could still be a long way from public release, and the feature may require newer iOS devices.

Bloomberg’s Adam Satariano supports this claim by explaining that individuals familiar with the state of affairs at Apple suggest that Ive has “embarked on a sweeping software overhaul that leaves the company at risk of falling behind on a new version” of iOS. “In addition to losing the complex interface design characteristics from earlier versions of iOS, Apple has been discussing and testing ways to add more ‘glance-able’ information and system options panels, like Notification Center, to the software,” Gurman adds.

iOS 7 release date

A “sweeping software overhaul” of iOS leaves Apple at risk of delaying the operating system’s release, according to a new report. While Apple expects to release iOS 7 “on time as soon as September,” “engineers are racing to finish” the software in time for a preview at next month’s WWDC, and internal development milestones are being shortened due to the rush. As noted in a previous report, Apple’s Jony Ive is apparently making massive changes to iOS, moving toward a flat interface and away from skeuomorphism. “More dramatic changes” are also expected for email and calendar features in the new iOS. Ive is reportedly taking great care to review new designs, as Apple looks to avoid a repeat of iOS 6’s Maps fiasco, which cost former iOS software chief Scott Forstall his job.

Apple is expected to give a preview of iOS 7 at WWDC 2013, to be held in early June.

There are several photos of my baby inside the Camera Roll on my iPad 4. I would like to play a slideshow of those photos along with songs. What are the steps for that? And can I change the Photo Slideshow Speed on iPad? Thanks.

The iPad comes with a powerful and yet simple slideshow feature which can be used to spend some time looking through your photo collection. You can configure this to show only specific photos from the album and you can also add some music playing in the background as the slideshow goes on. In this short tutorial, we’ll see how you can setup photo slideshows with the accompaniment of music and change the slideshow speed on iPad from your photo app.

Steps to Set the Photo Slideshow

On the iPad, Apple lets you start a slideshow directly from the lockscreen. Interestingly though, if you haven’t changed default settings, all photos show up. If you’ve got some private photos that you wouldn’t want to show up on the slideshow, then it’s time to roll up your sleeves and change a few settings.

• Go to Settings
• Tap on Picture Frame
• Choose Albums instead of All Photos
• Choose the album (you can also create a separate album called for the picture frame and choose it here)
• Once done, exit settings.
• Head back to Photos app
• Tap on the Slideshow button on top
  
• Now, toggle the Play Music option to ON and choose the music.

Steps to Change Slide Show Speed

This will impact all images shown in a slide show as started through the Photos app, whether in Camera Roll or other folders.

• Open Settings and go to “Photos & Camera”, then look under “Slideshow” options
• Choose “Play Each Side For” and select a duration in seconds
  
• Here you’ll find find options for 2 seconds, 3 (the default), 5, 10, and 20 seconds.

You’re set! Note that you can also stream the slideshow to other compatible devices via AirPlay but the music plays from your iPad device.

NFL 2013 [iOS Universal; Free]

The NFL 2013 app also offers live coverage of the draft and includes Draft Xtra, a second-screen experience that you can monitor while you watch the draft on TV or over the internet at NFL.com/LIVE. There’s also news, analysis and mock drafts. Note: Some features may require a COX, Cablevision or FiOS NFL Network subscription.

NFL Mobile [iOS Universal; Free]

The NFL Mobile app will provide live video coverage of the NFL draft as well as other draft features like draft alerts and draft trackers, which allow you to follow your favorite prospects and teams.  Split between three days, the draft can consume your time in multiple hour chunks during which not much actually is happening. If you can’t be around the television for that long because you have, say, a job or something but you still want to follow along with the draft, NFL Mobile has a live draft tracker and offers alerts when a pick or trade is made. Now you can know what is going on without having to listen to Mel Kiper Jr. repeat the same information over and over. Note: Some features may require a subscription and may be limited to Verizon or Verizon Wireless customers.

2013 Draft HQ – Pro Football [iOS Universal; US$2.99]

2013 Draft HQ – Pro Football is your one-stop shop for information about the draft. Follow news on the top players and read their stats from when they were in college. There are also mock drafts and forums so you can participate in the draft instead of just reading about it.

Draftpedia [iPhone; Free]

Opening Draftpedia is like dipping in to a well full of nothing but NFL Draft information. You can look at the results of previous drafts dating back to 1970 to exercise your hindsight skills, search by player to see where he was drafted and what school he came out of, look at career stats to see if a player was truly worth their pick position, and plenty more. If there is a piece of information about the draft floating around in the sports zeitgeist, it likely resides within this app.

NFL mobile draft website [Mobile Website; Free]

The NFL mobile draft website will help users keep track of the draft without installing any apps. The site shows mock drafts from some of the NFL network or website analysts. It also offers a player tracker to keep track of favorite college athletes in the daft. A link to war rooms for the 32 teams will show news pertinent to a favorite team. Just select the team in the drop down menu.